{"product_id":"2023-chardonnay-terroir-pack","title":"2023 County Chardonnay — Terroir Pack","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL THREE CHARDONNAYS FROM 2023!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eContrast and compare two site-specific Chardonnays before they were blended into the vineyard ensemble. This is a rare and detailed exploration proving just how different these wines, grown only a few metres apart, can be.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eIncluded in this pack:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Chardonnay du Nord\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Chardonnay du Sud\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Chardonnay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting and Production Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Chardonnay du Nord - 8 Cases Produced\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 PTS — David Lawrason\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“When tasted beside the Chardonnay du Sud of the same vintage, this struck me as just bit more elegant and elevated. There is lovely fruit on the nose — pear\/peach, some florality, lemon and fine spice and just a hint of butterscotch. It is medium-full bodied, creamy and very fine, lithe with all kinds of minerality. The length is outstanding. With so few cases of each of the Sud and Nord produced, it makes sense to compare them side by side. Tasted February 2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e91 PTS — John Szabo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e91 PTS — Sara D’Amato\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eFrom the north end of the block, this lightly toasty Chardonnay is has refreshing delicacy that swells in intensity towards the finish. Leesy and apply with notes of peach blossom and a delicate chalkiness along with a hint of spice that lingers. Excellent length. Tasted February 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHand Harvested from the North Block of Trail Estate’s site and pressed whole cluster to stainless steel. Chilled, racked and put to barrel to ferment naturally. A blend of new french oak and neutral puncheons and barriques were used. Aged without stirring in barrel for 11 months. Racked twice prior to bottling. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFloral honey and beeswax with a hint of coconut. A lean Chardonnay with pure county minerality on the palate. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Chardonnay du Sud - 8 Cases Produced\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 PTS — David Lawrason\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[A] well balanced and quite rich Chardonnay with fairly generous, natural wine leaning, complex aromas of almost tropical banana\/yellow pear fruit, butterscotch, brown spices, leesy\/tea scents and wet stone. It is medium-full bodied, even-handed and rich, with firm acidity. Excellent to outstanding focus and length. Tasted February 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 PTS — John Szabo, MS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e “Trail’s ‘Chardonnay du Sud’ from the southern end of the estate vineyard is a less variegated, more linear wine I find. It’s also a stony and fruit-shy expression the way we like them, uncompromising in its severity. Tasted February 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e91 PTS — Sara D’Amato\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e “A lightly leesy, more concentrated style of Chardonnay than its modest 11.5% ABV suggests, sourced from a southern block of the estate vineyard. Subtle lactic notes mingle with hints of caramel, green apple, and white peach, underpinned by a touch of minerality. The wine remains discreet yet engaging, offering an appealing stony texture and impressive length. Cleanly made and nicely poised. Act fast as only 10 cases were produced. Tasted February 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHand Harvested from the South Block of Trail Estate’s site and pressed whole cluster to stainless steel. Chilled, racked and put to barrel to ferment naturally. A blend of new french oak and neutral puncheons and barriques were used. Aged without stirring in barrel for 11 months. Racked twice prior to bottling. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA wine showcasing greater texture and fullness initially with a tart finish. Notes of crushed limestone and lemon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e—\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Chardonnay - 130 Cases Produced\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGOLD — 2026 Decanter World Wine Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 PTS — Decanter Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e94 PTS — John Szabo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eA chardonnay with that lovely simmering reduction that brings flint and stones and wet concrete to the fore and sends citrus (pith and peel) scampering away. Trail Estate really shines in the chardonnay category, at least for those for whom the place is more important than the grape — this is decidedly PEC, uncompromisingly stony. Fruit is a distant cousin. If petrichor could be rendered into wine, I suspect it would taste very much like this. Don’t expect easy pleasure, but expect a wild ride through place and time. Best from now to the mid-thirties. Great stuff. Tasted February 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e93 PTS — Rick VanSickle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e“Trail Estate’s Chardos always bring a certain joie de vivre vibe to the table whenever I open a bottle. The nose has a lovely saline fresh and stony minerality as the opening note with Bosc pear, apples, lemon zest and subtle spice notes that follow. It’s crisp and vibrant on the palate with a flinty\/reductive entry followed by bergamot, orchard fruits, spice and a long, lifted finish. Can cellar through 2030.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e92 PTS — David Lawrason\u003cbr\u003e“This is a firm, serious chardonnay wild fermented, aged in older barrels and bottled without filtration. It shows fairly deep lemon colour. The nose is generous and complex with considerable toasty, leesy character, a hint of butter and ripe yellow apple. Comes together well on the palate, with richness yet a firm mineral line. Rather leesy\/toasty on the finish, with excellent length. Tasted Feb 2026 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e92 PTS — Sara D’Amato\u003cbr\u003e“A wild ferment Chardonnay, unfined and unfiltered, that perfectly embodies Prince Edward County’s leaner, stoney style. The wine features a lively buoyancy with notable intensity of flavours. Lofty minerality is present on the palate, cleanly made with sleek acidity and very good length. Lightly toasty with subtle spice that lingers on the finish. Drink or hold until 2030. Only 130 cases produced. Tasted February 2026. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\nHand Harvested from the Trail Estate Vineyard and pressed whole cluster to stainless steel. Chilled, racked and put to barrel to ferment naturally. A blend of new french oak and neutral puncheons and barriques were used. Aged without stirring in barrel for 11 months. Racked twice prior to bottling. Bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphur.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe 2023 growing season was an EPIC season! Filled with plenty of challenges in the summer — lots of rain, high humidity and lots of heat. In September, the season flipped on its head and we were given the most beautiful ripening season. Grapes showed amazing concentration of flavour and great retention of acidity.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAn integrated nose with layers of flinty minerality and citrus. Slight nuances of oak with crushed oyster shells. A rich palate with a tart finish.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVQA Prince Edward County VQA\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCases Produced: 130\u003cbr\u003eWinemakers: Mackenzie \u0026amp; Brooke Taylor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGrower: Trail Estate Winery\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHarvested: September 30, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eYields: Approx. 1.5 Tonnes\/Acre\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBrix: 21.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRS: \u0026lt;3g\/L\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlcohol: 12.0%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Trail Estate Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53852695756964,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0257\/3147\/files\/P1010351.jpg?v=1791816554","url":"https:\/\/trailestate.com\/products\/2023-chardonnay-terroir-pack","provider":"Trail Estate Winery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}